Where to look? The library has wonderful books on American artists. You can also look at these web sites. There are a million sources for art, photography, and design.
The artcyclopedia - Use this to find an artist that you like, and then search the Museum of Modern Art (which is searchable by artist name – but not nationality)
The Smithsonian American Art Museum
The National Gallery of Art - American Collection
The Whitney Museum – featured artists links
The Figge in Davenport has an amazing collection
The Museum of Contemporary Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Brandywine Museum – a regional museum with some Wyeths
Of course, the Art Institute
The O’Keefe Museum has more than just her work
African Americans in the Visual arts: a source for names and info – look up images once you narrow them down
An art timeline!
Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego
The artcyclopedia - Use this to find an artist that you like, and then search the Museum of Modern Art (which is searchable by artist name – but not nationality)
The Museum of Modern Art